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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Lottery Promo Award 2010 <office10@att.net>
Reply-To: rev.petersmith.ua@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:22:45 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON $600,000.00USD FROM THE HEINEKEN COMPANY SEASONAL PROMOTION!!



HEINEKEN BOTTLING COMPANY
ANTHONIE VAN DIJCKERWEG

11078 AMSTERDAM
NETHERLANDS


THE HEINEKEN COMPANY SEASONAL
PROMOTION!

Dear
E-mail User,
    
We are
delighted to inform you the result of the
annual final draws of Heineken
Annual Promo.

The online Heineken Annual Promo
draws was conducted by a random selection of E-mail
addresses
from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail
addresses
of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random
computer (TOPAZ) search from the internet. However, no ticket was sold for the
draw but all E-mail
addresses
were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and
privacy.
 
After this automated computer ballot, your E-mail
address
emerged as one of the  Eight (8) lucky
winners in the fourth category for the second prize with the following
data:
 
Ref Number: ASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Batch
Number: HGL-14/28/0046
Ticket Number: 025-11464992-750
 
You as well as
the other winners, are therefore to receive a cash prize of  Six Hundred United States
Dollars
$600.000.00USD for the total payout.
 
Your prize award has been insured
with your E-mail
address
and will be transferred to you upon meeting the requirements, statutory
obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report. Please note
that your lucky winning number falls within our
European representative
office
in Amsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of
US$600,000.00 will be released to you from your regional branch
office.
 
You are required to fill and Submit the below
information to the Processing management via
e-mail.
 
Name:.........................

Age:..........................
Sex:..........................
Date
of
birth:................
Address:......................
Phone:........................
Occupation...................
Company:..............
.......
Next of
Kin:..................
Nationality:...................
Country:.....................
 
It
is mandatory that you quote your Reference,Batch and Ticket numbers
for easy
trace of your file in our computer system.

 Please you are advised to
complete the form and send it immediately to our Processing management via
e-mail for prompt
collection of your fund.
 
Overseas Claims/Africa Payment Unit
Contact
your claim agent: Reverend Peter Smith
Email: rev.petersmith.au@live.com


Your agent will
submit your information to the authorized Paying Bank: First bank Plc
Nigeria.
The person to contact you: ALEX C OTTI ,Managing
Director.

 
For security reasons, we advise all winners
to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is
processed and your prize released to you.
This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this
program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
 
All winnings MUST be
claimed before the end of this programme; otherwise all funds will be returned
as Unclaimed.


Thank you and Accept our congratulations
once again!
 
Yours faithfully,
Mr.  David
Mark
Heineken
Lottery Coordinator.

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